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I agree that when cars start getting huge ranges at a lower cost then range anxiety will be mitigated and hybrid electric/gas should be a thing of the past. However, I think that trucks present unique challenges since the power demands can vary wildly depending on the user's habits/needs...

Well, if you're referring to tariffs, that depends on what will be in place at the time that they are actually imported, which may be different from today. Hopefully that gets worked out...

I agree. The rating will be the lesser. I was really thinking about the mechanical capacity.

I suspect the technical issue that prevents the harvester from larger towing capacity is that they'd need to put a larger harvester engine in to do that. (I'm picturing a V8 sticking out the back.) I also suspect that the lower towing capacity is actually when using the hybrid mode, the all...

I suspect the technical issue that prevents the harvester from larger payloads is that they'd need to put a larger harvester engine in to do that. (I'm picturing a V8 sticking out the back.) I also suspect that the lower towing capacity is actually when using the hybrid mode, the all electric...

Looks like VW has a 1.0 liter three cylinder gas engine (EA211 1.0 R3) that puts out a minimum of 60hp (44kW), so maybe something like that. One source says it weighs about 194lb. I wonder if these range extenders need to meet all the same emissions tests as a ICE vehicle...

Oh, you were replying to the oil change stuff. Gotcha. I thought you were replying to the operation of the Voltec drive.

Myth? Source?

Yes, I'd personally be disappointed if they don't include a heat pump. Resistive heat (only) is so inefficient.

My understanding is that my Gen 1 Volt mostly uses the engine to drive the generator and only direct couples the engine to the drivetrain above 50mph, presumably for efficiency. If you need to pass it decouples and uses pure electric. My original point was that the engine/generator is...

I hope it’s like my Chevy Volt. At any point you can switch to the generator to save battery. Plus you can just run it on the gas generator indefinitely by filling the gas tank. Non need to charge the battery on long trips.

Chevy volt is kind of technically similar, and that’s how it works.